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World Series
The World Series has been the annual championship series of the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada since 1903, concluding the postseason of Major League Baseball. Since the Series takes place in October, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall...
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2008 World Series
The 2008 World Series was the 104th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as champions of the National League and the Tampa Bay Rays, as American League...
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- 7 days (Oct 22, 2008 — Oct 29, 2008)
2007 World Series
The 2007 World Series, the 103rd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28.
It featured the National League champion Colorado Rockies—making their first World Series...
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- 4 days (Oct 24, 2007 — Oct 28, 2007)
2006 World Series
The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion, St. Louis Cardinals....
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- 6 days (Oct 21, 2006 — Oct 27, 2006)
2005 World Series
The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros four games to none in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their...
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- 4 days (Oct 22, 2005 — Oct 26, 2005)
2004 World Series
The 2004 World Series was the Major League Baseball (MLB) championship series for the 2004 season. It was the 100th World Series and featured the American League (AL) champions, the Boston Red Sox, against the National League (NL) champions, the St....
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- 4 days (Oct 23, 2004 — Oct 27, 2004)
2003 World Series
The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event. The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in six games, 4–2.
The 2003 World Series featured the New York Yankees in their sixth Series appearance in eight years. Opposing...
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- 7 days (Oct 18, 2003 — Oct 25, 2003)
2002 World Series
The 2002 World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic, held from October 19–27, 2002. The series featured the American League champion Anaheim Angels defeating the National League champion San Francisco Giants, 4–3, to win the franchise's...
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- 8 days (Oct 19, 2002 — Oct 27, 2002)
2001 World Series
The 2001 World Series (the "November Series"), the 97th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks won the best-of-seven series four games to three....
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- 8 days (Oct 27, 2001 — Nov 4, 2001)
2000 World Series
The 2000 World Series, the 96th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, featured a crosstown matchup between the two-time defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Mets, with the Yankees winning four games to one for their...
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- 5 days (Oct 21, 2000 — Oct 26, 2000)
1999 World Series
The 1999 World Series, the 95th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, featured a rematch between the defending champions New York Yankees (representing the American League) against the Atlanta Braves (representing the National...
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- 4 days (Oct 23, 1999 — Oct 27, 1999)
1998 World Series
The 1998 World Series, the 94th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, matched the New York Yankees (representing the American League) against the San Diego Padres (representing the National League). The Yankees swept the Series in...
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- 4 days (Oct 17, 1998 — Oct 21, 1998)
1997 World Series
The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years. Their opponents were the Florida Marlins, who had set a record by reaching the Series in only their fifth season. The Marlins were...
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- 8 days (Oct 18, 1997 — Oct 26, 1997)
1996 World Series
The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first championship since 1978, and their 23rd overall. The Yankees became the third team to win...
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- 6 days (Oct 20, 1996 — Oct 26, 1996)
1995 World Series
The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the...
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- 7 days (Oct 21, 1995 — Oct 28, 1995)
1994 World Series
The 1994 World Series was canceled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association, which had begun on August 12. It was only the second time in the event's history (and the first time since...
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- 1994 —
1993 World Series
The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row with games played in Canada as well as the second Series to be won by a Canadian team.
It pitted the defending champion Toronto Blue Jays of the American League against the National League...
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- 7 days (Oct 16, 1993 — Oct 23, 1993)
1992 World Series
The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever with games played outside the United States of America. It pitted the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays against the National League champion Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta, four...
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- 7 days (Oct 17, 1992 — Oct 24, 1992)
1939 World Series
The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for...
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- 4 days (Oct 4, 1939 — Oct 8, 1939)
1936 World Series
The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship.
The Yankees played their first World Series without Babe Ruth and their first with Joe DiMaggio,...
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- 6 days (Sep 30, 1936 — Oct 6, 1936)
1932 World Series
The 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees (American League) and the Chicago Cubs (National League), with the Yankees holding home field advantage. The Yankees swept the Cubs, four games to none. The series was otherwise...
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- 4 days (Sep 28, 1932 — Oct 2, 1932)
1928 World Series
In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. Along with 1927, this was the first time a team had swept consecutive Series.
Babe Ruth hit .625 (10 for 16) as the Yankees demolished their opponents by a...
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- 5 days (Oct 4, 1928 — Oct 9, 1928)
1927 World Series
In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games. This was the first sweep of a National League team by an American League team.
That year, the Yankees led the American League in runs scored, hits, triples,...
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- 3 days (Oct 5, 1927 — Oct 8, 1927)
1903 World Series
The 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, matched the Boston American League club against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last...
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- 12 days (Oct 1, 1903 — Oct 13, 1903)
1905 World Series
The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning four games to one. Four of the five games featured duels between future Hall of Fame pitchers.
Each of the five games was a shutout. Three...
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- 5 days (Oct 9, 1905 — Oct 14, 1905)
1986 World Series
The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error by Bill Buckner in Game 6 that allowed the Mets to extend the series to a seventh game. The NL...
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- 9 days (Oct 18, 1986 — Oct 27, 1986)
1975 World Series
The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It was ranked as the second greatest World Series by ESPN. Cincinnati won the series four games to three.
The Cincinnati Reds won the National League West division by twenty...
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- 11 days (Oct 11, 1975 — Oct 22, 1975)
1945 World Series
The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series, four games to three, giving them their second championship and first since 1935.
Paul Richards picked up four runs...
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- 7 days (Oct 3, 1945 — Oct 10, 1945)
1960 World Series
The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) and New York Yankees (AL) from October 5 to October 13, 1960. It is most notable for the Game 7, ninth-inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, winning the game for the Pirates 10–9,...
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- 8 days (Oct 5, 1960 — Oct 13, 1960)
1987 World Series
The 1987 World Series, in which the Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, was the first World Series in which the home team won all seven games. This also happened in 1991 and 2001. The World Series victory by the Twins was the first for...
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- 8 days (Oct 17, 1987 — Oct 25, 1987)
1991 World Series
The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95–67) of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94–68) of the National League between October 19 and October 27, 1991. The Series was, in some respects, similar to the 1987 World...
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- 8 days (Oct 19, 1991 — Oct 27, 1991)
1964 World Series
The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games. St. Louis won its seventh world championship, while the Yankees, who...
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- 8 days (Oct 7, 1964 — Oct 15, 1964)
1984 World Series
The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14, 1984. The American League champion Detroit Tigers played against the National League champion San Diego Padres, with the Tigers winning the series four games to one.
This was the...
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- 5 days (Oct 9, 1984 — Oct 14, 1984)
1979 World Series
The 1979 World Series matched the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) against the American League's Baltimore Orioles (102–57), with the Pirates coming back from a three games to one deficit to win the Series in seven games. The Pirates...
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- 7 days (Oct 10, 1979 — Oct 17, 1979)
1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries, going back to 1903.
The 1918 Series was played under several metaphorical dark...
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- 6 days (Sep 5, 1918 — Sep 11, 1918)
1983 World Series
The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the Orioles winning four games to one. "The I-95 Series"—like the World Series two years later, also took...
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- 5 days (Oct 11, 1983 — Oct 16, 1983)
1967 World Series
The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall. The Series was played from October 4 to October 12 in...
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- 8 days (Oct 4, 1967 — Oct 12, 1967)
1985 World Series
The 1985 World Series began on October 19, 1985 and ended October 27. The American League champion Kansas City Royals played against the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, winning the series four games to three. The Series was popularly...
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- 8 days (Oct 19, 1985 — Oct 27, 1985)
1990 World Series
The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four games. It was the most recent National League sweep of the American League. It is...
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- 4 days (Oct 16, 1990 — Oct 20, 1990)
1989 World Series
The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The Series ran from October 14 through October 28, with the A's sweeping the Giants in four games. It was the first World Series sweep since 1976, and is...
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- 14 days (Oct 14, 1989 — Oct 28, 1989)
1982 World Series
The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games.
The Cardinals won the National League East division by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies, then defeated the...
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- 8 days (Oct 12, 1982 — Oct 20, 1982)
1981 World Series
The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years. The Dodgers won the Series in six games for their first title since 1965, and their first victory over the...
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- 8 days (Oct 20, 1981 — Oct 28, 1981)
1980 World Series
The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the first of two World Series titles in franchise history to date. It is remembered for Game 6, which ended...
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- 7 days (Oct 14, 1980 — Oct 21, 1980)
1988 World Series
The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five games (the exact opposite result of their 1974 meeting, which also went five games)....
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- 5 days (Oct 15, 1988 — Oct 20, 1988)
1978 World Series
The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions.
1978 was the first of ten consecutive years that saw...
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- 7 days (Oct 10, 1978 — Oct 17, 1978)
1977 World Series
The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League, with the Yankees winning the Series in six games. Billy Martin won what would be his only World Series...
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- 7 days (Oct 11, 1977 — Oct 18, 1977)
1976 World Series
The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League, with the Reds sweeping the Series to repeat. The Reds became (and remain) the only team to sweep an...
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- 5 days (Oct 16, 1976 — Oct 21, 1976)
1974 World Series
The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in five games.
Rollie Fingers figured in all four Oakland victories, posting a win and three saves, and...
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- 5 days (Oct 12, 1974 — Oct 17, 1974)
1973 World Series
The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions.
The New York Mets won the National League East division by 1 ½ games over the St....
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- 8 days (Oct 13, 1973 — Oct 21, 1973)
1972 World Series
The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games. These two teams would meet again in the Fall Classic eighteen years later.
The...
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- 8 days (Oct 14, 1972 — Oct 22, 1972)
1971 World Series
The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Game 4, played in Pittsburgh, was the first-ever World Series game scheduled to be played at night.
The...
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- 8 days (Oct 9, 1971 — Oct 17, 1971)
1970 World Series
The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the Orioles winning in five games.
In this series Emmett Ashford became the first African American to umpire in...
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- 5 days (Oct 10, 1970 — Oct 15, 1970)
1969 World Series
The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in five games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history, as that particular Orioles squad was (and still is by some...
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- 5 days (Oct 11, 1969 — Oct 16, 1969)
1956 World Series
The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during the month of October 1956. The Series was...
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- 7 days (Oct 3, 1956 — Oct 10, 1956)
1946 World Series
The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox (representing the American League). In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3–3, the Cardinals' Enos...
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- 9 days (Oct 6, 1946 — Oct 15, 1946)
1934 World Series
The 1934 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" winning in seven games for their third championship in nine years.
The Cards and Tigers split the first two games in Detroit, and...
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- 6 days (Oct 3, 1934 — Oct 9, 1934)
1966 World Series
The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in four games to capture the first championship in franchise history.
Despite the general consensus that the...
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- 4 days (Oct 5, 1966 — Oct 9, 1966)
1941 World Series
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall.
The name "Subway Series" arose for a World Series played...
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- 5 days (Oct 1, 1941 — Oct 6, 1941)
1910 World Series
The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship.
Jack Coombs of Philadelphia won three games and Eddie Collins supplied timely hitting. The...
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- 6 days (Oct 17, 1910 — Oct 23, 1910)
1911 World Series
In the 1911 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to two.
Philadelphia third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker earned his nickname during this Series. His home run in Game 2 off Rube Marquard was the margin of...
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- 12 days (Oct 14, 1911 — Oct 26, 1911)
1912 World Series
In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie).
This dramatic series showcased great pitching from Giant Christy Mathewson and from Boston fireballer Smoky Joe Wood. Wood won two of his three...
Duration:
- 8 days (Oct 8, 1912 — Oct 16, 1912)
